Finding Playscripts in UCSB Library
The best way to locate plays in the library is to search UC Library Search by
"Title"
"Author/Creator"
"Title" AND Author/Creator
But if you want to search for plays based on
- topic or dramatic theme
- cast size
- different types of roles
- one act vs. full length
then, use some of the resources below to find out about plays that have been published and THEN come back to UC Library Search or WorldCat Discovery and search for a copy to borrow.
- INTER-PLAYindexing project from Portland State University Library
- The Drama Scholars Index to Plays and Filmscripts byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1655.S32 1974 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0810806991Publication Date: 1974
- Drury's Guide to Best Plays byCall Number: Main Library PN1655.D77 1987 [Regular Loan]ISBN: 0810819805Publication Date: 1990
- Index to Plays in Periodicals byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1721.K35 1979 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0810812088Publication Date: 1979
- Index to Plays in Periodicals, 1977-1987 byCall Number: MAIN REF PN1721.K35 1990 [Non-circulating]ISBN: 0810822881Publication Date: 1990
- Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections byCall Number: Main Library PN1655.O88 2011 [Regular Loan]ISBN: 9780810877207Publication Date: 2011
Full-Text Plays Online
If you just need to read the play, try one of these databases.
These databases were designed for reading plays as pieces of literature. They are not formatted in a way that is easy to print or create acting-copies. You cannot download them to eReaders, and in some cases even printing has been disabled.
If you just need to read a copy of a play, try one of the databases below.
